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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 2208207, member: 405"]
I don't.  I don't think we are going to be nearly good enough for him to be drafted that high.  In my opinion, for all the talk about their scouting prowess, NBA teams are swayed by team success, especially tournament runs.  That's why some of our guys may have been overrated when they were drafted.  However, if this team is a .500 team next year and doesn't make the NCAA tournament again, I can almost guarantee to you that nobody makes the first round, even Battle.  How many teams among the 350 or so in the NCAA have a scorer who will match Battle's numbers next year?

Just look at Andrew White.  There are literally dozens of guys out there, outside of the spotlight, who are every bit as good as him.  He was the best player on our team last year, and there was never any discussion of him being drafted.  Compare that to Wes Johnson.  Were they really so much different as players?  Both were very good shooters who couldn't beat a man off the dribble.  In fact, White might have been better off the dribble than Wes.

Individual success comes from team success, and we're not going to be very good next year.
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